Martin Dardis

Martin Dardis (25 November 1922-16 May 2006) was chief investigator for the Dade County, Florida state attorney in 1972, during which time he became a key figure in the Watergate scandal. He passed information to Carl Bernstein revealing the links between Richard Nixon's presidential campaign and the Watergate burglars.

Biography
Martin Dardis was born in Endicott, New York on 25 November 1922, and he served in the US Army during World War II, serving as an AA gunner during the Battle of the Bulge. He and his comrades also rescued downed pilot Kenneth H. Dahlberg from behind enemy lines; Dahlberg would later become involved in the Watergate scandal through financial interactions. Dardis became a policeman back in his hometown of Endicott, and he became an investigator in Florida during the 1960s. In 1972, he passed along information about the Watergate scandal to Carl Bernstein, revealing the links between Richard Nixon's presidential campaign and the break-in. From 1981 to 2005, he worked for a sports magazine, exposing the wide use of cocaine in the NFL and Pete Rose's gambling. He died in Palm County, Florida in 2006.